Speaking on the occasion, he vowed to take the national airline to new highs. “The airline is on the path of recovery and results of the last quarter of 2017 are showing the upward trends. Our aim is to cut down the losses and to improve customer service to bring back PIA amongst the competitive carriers of the world,” he said.

He inspected PIA facilities, operational areas and issued instructions for smooth handling of passengers. He also visited the PIA training centre, engineering facilities, technical ground services and cargo terminal while during his visit to town office he was briefed by the district manager.

Speaking to the PIA sales team, he stressed the need for stepping up efforts to improve the airline revenues. He said that Lahore acts as one of the major stations, both for domestic and international travel, for the airline. He also stated that the management is looking forward to witnessing improvements in the revenue generated from Lahore. He stated that after assuming the charge of the National Carrier he decided to revamp its services and in order to achieve this he first initiated the rationalisation of PIA air routes and the positive results are being witnessed.

He assured the employees of considering their suggestions for betterment of airline. In his conclusive remarks, he said that he was confident that the airline will soon be one of the best carrier in the aviation industry with.